Iranian of the Day

Soosan Khanoom

Actually it is very related starting from his first 2  minutes and 15 seconds, he talks about sanctions.  I am for easing food and medical sanctions but not for other (trade mostly telecommunications, nuclear and military) if you dig deeper you will see that companies that desire the easing of sanctions, mostly sell  military, oil and gas, nuclear and telecommunications and sophisticated software)...if you can put two and two together you will see that easing of sanctions is not to help ordinary Iranians but to sell sensitive technologies to regime...the very devices the regime uses to identify, arrest, torture Iranians.

"Islamist Palestinian crop dusters"

Is this the best you can answer?

Perhaps it is time for you to stop mooching off innocent people only to the benefit of Zionist.

Mehrdad

Islamist Palestinian crop dusters

The Islamist Palestinian crop dusters have a lot of gall, then again, that is all the Islamists have.

They need to get a job and stop mooching off the Iranian people.

why is it....

Any time a group of folks and/or organization try to protect the rights of Iranians, give a voice to Iranian-Americans and try to elevate them to all other minorities status in the U.S., Fred has some thing bad to say about them, try to discredit them or brush aside the concern.

What is it about giving Iranian-American a voice or protecting them that draws such condemnations from Fred?

Thank you IABA for all your efforts in giving a voice to us and try to protect what other minorities enjoy with no prejudice.

Thank you mehrdadm for posting this. I would have considered to donating to them but I fear, I may be pulled in some courts for donating to a cause that benefits Iranian-Americans.

Mehrdad

Arash

Is this long toomar of yours even related here on this post? ..........   Should Iranian-American really approve useless sanctions that are mostly hurting Iranian in the west rather than IRI ? And that actually is the subject of this post unlike your unrelated reply .......

On Easing of Iran Sanctions sponosored by IABA, NIPOC and NIAC

March 22, 2011
The President of the United States of America
The Honorable Members of United States Congress
The Honorable Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Honorable Secretary of Treasury, Timothy Franz Geithner
Re: NIAC lobby invitation to State and Treasury Department to attend a seminar
sponsored by Iranian-American businesses aimed at easing critical trade and economic sanctions
We, the undersigned Iranian-Americans and
friends of Iran, formally request that the members of Congress ask President Obama to direct the State and Treasury Department staff to decline the invitation to participate in the
upcoming National Iranian American Council
(NIAC) sponsored seminar to be held in California, on April 22, 2011.
NIAC, an obvious Islamic Republic lobby group, founded by Mr. Trita Parsi, which has been an advocate for dialogue and diplomacy, as well as, the lifting of trade and economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
The seminar’s business sponsors include Etap, IBS Electronics,, and IQA Solutions are all companies specializing in the oil and gas industries, power generation, chemical
production, sophisticated electronic technologies, telecommunication and
military equipment, all the right ingredients for Iran to bolster its nuclear program, oil production, refining capabilities, and inhumane treatment of Iranian pro-democracy activists.
Mr. Parsi is a controversial character who is despised by the majority of the
Iranian-American community.It is widely
believed that he is a non-registered foreign
agent clearly representing the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Mr. Parsi
lacks the moral character, honesty, and integrity to represent us and is
frequently shunned in Iranian-American circles. To most proud Iranian-Americans, Trita Parsi represents the worst example of what the Iranian community has to offer to the United States, cloaked in the pretense of human rights, and is really a wolf in sheep’s
clothing!
In late 2009, the Washington Times published documents, obtained as a result of NIAC’s
defamation lawsuit against one of its outspoken critics, indicating that NIAC
had violated lobbying rules. Law enforcement experts, after reviewing some of NIAC's internal documents, offer evidence that NIAC has operated as an undeclared lobby and may be guilty of violating tax laws, the Foreign Agents Registration Act and lobbying disclosure laws.
Other documents also indicate that NIAC intentionally lied about and ridiculously
exaggerated its membership numbers to a number of the U.S. government officials. NIAC used National Endowment for Democracy funds for non-permissible grant activities, i.e., purchasing of flowers, paying for office rent and a employing a full-time staff who was already gainfully employed on a full-time basis for another organization. Mr. Parsi’s questionable grant management practices have
been reported to proper authorities including the Office of Inspector General, Internal Audit of NED and Senator Kyl.
Much like a chameleon, NIAC once more has changed its color and this time purportedly as a human rights organization, focusing on non-controversial issues, such as visas
and discrimination to hide its true intentions to lobby.
NIAC’s claim that sanctions hurt the ordinary Iranians, like many of its other claims, is
deceptive and unfounded. Iranians are already subjected to the most horrible forms of torture, rape and oppression.Iranians cry out for the toughest sanctions possible against this medieval regime. While we agree that the State Department should not impose food, medical and humanitarian related sanctions, however, we strongly advocate for the toughest sanctions against the regime, including freezing of assets and an oil embargo.
The regime used surveillance technologies purchased from Nokia and Siemens to identify, arrest, torture and kill peacefuldemonstrators during 2009 uprising. We have information from Iranian citizens that the regime has altered the chemical ingredients in teargas used against them. Once inhaled, the altered tear gas causes respiratory tract bleeding.  Contrary to NIACs claims, we believe removing
sanctions significantly helps the Iranian regime obtain the tools it needs to further suppress the already oppressed Iranian people.
Iranian demonstrators are writing a new chapter in their nation’s history with their
blood. Most Iranians are horrified by the fact that NIAC and front companies would even entertain the idea of selling sensitive technologies and materials to Iran, knowing that the regime intends to use these weapons to crush and kill their compatriots.
It is time for the United States to
change its foreign policy toward Iran and support regime change. Thirty-one years of futile attempts at diplomacy and appeasement, in large part advocated by NIAC, have failed each and every time.  Instead, attempts at dialogue and diplomacy have only emboldened the Islamic regime to commit more abhorrent human rights violations against
its citizens, including genocide.
We strongly urge the State and Treasury Departments to rethink their strategy and refrain from attending the April 22nd NIAC sponsored conference. We view any
participation in this event as an insult, further alienating and frustrating the significantly larger Iranian-American community. We need to be heard and respected.
Sincerely,
Dr. Arash Irandoost, Founder
Pro-Democracy
Movement of Iran (PDMI)
Parvin Irandoost, Human Rights Advocate
Walton K.Martin III, Director
The Iran Information Project
Dr. Gill Gillespie, Director
Iranian Refugees Action Network
Dr. A.Samadni
Kazem Jamee
Farjoud Mahinsa
Shirin Tabibzadeh
Pedram Karbassi
Becky Hillman
Javad Riazi Ahmad Saraei
Marzieh Hossienpoor Isabelle Chesley
Debora Andress
Armand Nouri
Henry Rahmani
Arezou Lotfi
Sean Sanderson
Debra Slattery
Ozra Samardpay
Gholamreza Esmaeili Oureh
Sepehr Esmaeili
Sattar Esmaeili Oureh
Morteza Hedayat
Aryo Barzan Pirouznia
Shannon L Kempf
Helen Bolen
Marianne Snyder
Yari Los Angeles
J. Irani
Sayeh Hassan
Sahand Y. Nasrabadi
Verna Gabel
Kevin Shook
Shahria Gourgi
Nina Khosravi Parvani
Shahla Abghari
Cyrus Marvasti
Sean Hashemi
Cyrus Shares
Mohammad Taghi Moslehi
Dr. R. Rezazadeh
Lida Ashjaee
Plus 2,150 people who have signed the cause on facebook against NIAC.

:-)

Marzieh's Vahid Dastjerdi's likes include:

Rohullah Hussenian (one of the main defenders of the chain murders), Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, and Mojtaba Khamenei. 

//www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Marzieh-Vahid-Dastjerdi-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C/112714662088107?sk=info

Relationship between Najmeh Vahid Dastjerdi and Marzieh Vahid Da

HG,

Here it is:

//www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Marzieh-Vahid-Dastjerdi/155181409814?sk=wall

Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi is the Minister in Ahmadinejad's cabinet.  She is also (I think) married to Hussein Shariatmadari of Keyhan.  A woman (named Farzaneh) in Marzieh's Facebook page criticized her.  And  Najmeh Vahid Dastjerdi criticized Farzaneh.

It is very interesting to know what is the relationship, if any, between Marzieh and Najmeh.

whatever the relationship of

whatever the relationship of najmeh and marzieh (if any), najmeh seems to take issue with marzieh's harasser on her facebook page under the name najmeh va.

just info (and a question)

WHERE did I say it is a crime???????? I just posted information.

Her name is

Najmeh Vahid-Dastjerdi

It would be interesting to find out what is her relationship (if any) to Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi is the Minister in Ahmadinejad’s cabinet, a member of Majles, and if I am not mistaken married to Hossein Shariatmadari of Keyhan. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi’s father was the head of the Red Crescent Society. Just a question and curiosity.

Masoud

Since when being a principle of a religious school is a crime? or even being a shia in that matter ?

 or are you just advertising for the school?

info on the first case

Some information on the couple in Texas (the first case):

//www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Couple-arrested-on-charges-of-funneling-1-8-913971.php

one of the couples, is the Principal of a Shia Islamic school in TX:

//rezainstitute.org/index2.php?id=43

Thank U for the Post

Very beneficial for a lot of us.. not that we don't know a lot of these facts and figures, but hearing it with the examples that are not fabricated such as what is discussed, sheds a different light on this rather grave matter.

Thanks again Mehrdad. 

That guy is so cute,

 I love the way he counts on the same finger. So cute!

GR

That law does not include Iranian students who hold F-1 visa ...... it is a risk to take if you are Iranian. You have to apply for another F-1 stamp in an embassy and you always risk it. Probably not being able to get back to U.S ...... Unlike places like Australia that Iranian students are granted multiple re entry as soon as they are admitted to a college ...... This is also a case with many here in the U.S but as far as i have heard not for Iranians ......... 

F-1 Visa!

The story of Mr. Milaninia's friend stranded in Norway was somewhat confusing.

As far as I know there is no such visa category as multiple-entry student visa. F-1 visa is good for the duration of the course of study. A student can leave and re-enter the US as long as their original F-1 visa is still valid.

Even when an F-1 visa has expired, a student can get an I-20 from the school's international student office and apply for another visa before returning to the US.

Students are told to contact their schools' international student advisors before leaving the US on trips abroad. Students can be away for up to 5 months and return to the US without applying for another F-1 visa.

Fred

Do not worry laws in the U.S are going to protect Israel no matter what and even if it won't they will change the laws for Israel   ... yeah yeah God bless Israel and no one else  ...... Now could you please stay out of this ........

MehrdadM this is a great post ... finally something that worths watching  

Thanks a bunch  

Half truths

In the two examples he cites, Milaninia is understandably being somewhat disingenuous.

In the Oregon “charity foundation” the allegation has to do with the Texas couple using it as a tax exemption scheme and some of the money going to the Hezbullah.

In the $3 million Banky case, he pleaded guilty to: “violating the trade embargo, operating an unlicensed money-transmittal business and making false statements about the transfers.”

//www.valleynewslive.com/Global/story.asp?S=13689101

//www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/nyregion/17banki.html